06-28-2007, 02:29 PM | #24 |
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Ok I'll take one for the team .................... NOT!!!
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06-28-2007, 04:42 PM | #26 |
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Has anyone ever heard of the plague doctors? This happened during the black death in London:
During the period of the Black Death and the Great Plague of London, plague doctors visited victims of the plague to verify whether they had been afflicted or not, take their pay, and leave. Most were unqualified to do even this, as the qualified doctors fled, knowing they could do nothing for those affected by the plague. Their outfit consisted of a hat to show that the man was a doctor, a mask to protect the face which included crystal eyes to protect the wearer's eyes and the beak which was stuffed with spices or herbs to purify the air that the doctor breathed, a wooden stick to push away victims who would get too close to him, a pair of leather gloves to protect the hands, a gown waxed from the exterior, and full length boots. It was believed at the time that the plague was spread only through the air and not through the flea bites of the fleas living on the black rat. This was why the doctors stuffed herbs and spices in their masks or carried them somewhere on their person. The waxed clothing may have helped prevent fleas latching on and even prevented respitory droplet infection. This outfit might not have been worn often, as most of the doctors fled at the earliest signs of plague. I found my halloween costume!
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I heard Dracula comes to LBC to chill with Snoop when he's not busy sucking the life out of people in Orange County.
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06-28-2007, 10:33 PM | #33 |
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git my shotgun... wussies, the lot of ya.
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